Ithkuil Language Documentation (2011)
Preface
This is a copyright-free unofficial libre documentation of the Ithkuil language. Ithkuil was created by John Quijada and first published on ithkuil.net in 2011 and 2015.
The documentation is a work in progress.
It includes explanations in English and Lojban.
Special thanks to these users: la stela selckiku, la gejyspa, Daniel Satanove, Ečnasöfuqt Elaešqumžaubv, Azrael Gnosis.
The core of this document was written in 2013.
Please send any suggestions to gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com or add issues directly to the source repository.
Discussions about Ithkuil and related topics take place in Ithkuil chats on Discord messenger.
This work (Glekwille, by Gleki Arxokuna), identified by Gleki Arxokuna, is free of known copyright restrictions.
Notions
- THIS denotes the formative (word) to which the affix in question is attached.
- THIS-UNDECORATED denotes the formative before attaching the affix in question.
- CONTEXT denotes the current semantic context, environment, or universe of discourse, described by the current formative and possibly other formatives.
- ANOTHER denotes another participant of CONTEXT distinct from THIS.
- ATTACHED denotes the connected semantic context, presupposition, events, or facts mentioned earlier or to be assumed from CONTEXT.
- SPEAKER is the one who is currently speaking.
Roughly, <span class="ith-ref">THIS</span> corresponds to the current word, <span class="ith-ref is-context">CONTEXT</span> to the current clause/sentence/case frame, and <span class="ith-ref is-another">ANOTHER</span> to another noun in <span class="ith-ref is-context">CONTEXT</span>. <span class="ith-ref is-attached">ATTACHED</span> are usually previous sentences or a greater context that led to the current more narrow <span class="ith-ref is-context">CONTEXT</span>.
Chapters
This is the earlier Glekwille grammar. Current Ithkuil→Lojban mapping is on the home page.